Step 17: The Android Application

Step 18: The Computer Application (Win, Linux and MAC)

This Application runs on a Windows, Linux or Mac machine using Java RXTX library. Please read this following article on how to configure RXTX on Win...

The idea: Remote Controlling the pan movement of a heavy LCD TV, LCD Computer Monitor, or any other object using an Android Smartphone or a Windows, Linux or MAC computer or the manual controls on the Stand.

UPDATE: Control Up to 5 Stands at the same time using the Android Application or a Windows, Linux or MAC computer and all this using just one Arduino

Step 3: Cutting out the Wooden Circles

>>Safety warnings: Remember to wear glasses and a dust face mask when cutting the wood to avoid injury to the eyes and lungs

Instructions:
- Start out by drawing three 240mm diameter circles on the wood sheet using the compass (with 120 mm radius)
- Using the hand sew machine cut out the wooden circles
- Stack all 3 wooden circles one on top of each other and drill a hole in the center (concentric hole)

From now on, the 3 wooden circles will be refered as:
- the bottom wooden plate
- the middle wooden plate
- the top wooden plate

i really like your Wood Stand. It is my favorite Instructable and I always wanted to build one. I would like to rotate the stand 180 degrees or even more (one full rotation would be awesome). My monitor is in the middle of my room and I often need to turn it around. This stand would be the perfect solution. I'm also planning to make it track my face, so that it will always turn towards me.

Hi volks, very nice project. Thank you for sharing. I just tried it without potentiometers, like in that image up, but without success. I must have connected potentiometers etc I think.

Can you tell me please somebody of you, which kind potentiometers i need? Because didn't found here what resistance must have that resistor and potentiometers and if i need logaritmic, or linear type..?

hi sir i am doing the project but i am from ghana and i cant get the bluetooth module in time can you please tell me how i can use wifi to do the connection so that i can use my phone or tablet .. please can you send me the instruction to my email degraft87@gmail.com ... thank you

Great instructable! What kind of maximum weight can these turn? I've been looking at making a controlled rotation device but I was attempting to do it using an old DJ turntable. I kept coming unstuck as the bearings in the turntable couldn't handle the weight I was putting on it (obvious when you think of the weight of a record compared to the 13Kg I was putting on it!). Do you think that your system would be able to manage that sort of weight?

The wood/marble turntable i built can easily handle 60Kg, i know this because i set on it and it managed to turn me. i did this experiment before i put the yellow plastic "legs". In order to do this, you will need to put stronger "legs" under the turntable, i used plastic pins, you can use some wood cubs for example.

Hi there h3x, the idea of this project was to use a smartphone to control the stand, i don´'t know any smartphones on the market that emits an IR signal, so it has to be done via Bluetooth or WiFi. Cheers.

Thanks for replying so quick!I understand,although I should say I am sole owner of a few apps that are stored on Google code (public SVN, read only access) and are available on the market - not for sale, though. But anyway that's your choice and it's perfectly fine, the build and the apps themselves are GREAT :))Cheers,Zvika

Excellent instructable. I like the mixture of high tech + woodworking, and the idea of building a wood and marbles flat roller bearing is brilliant (from time to time I have come across a project and get stuck because it uses an expensive / hard to find flat bearing)

I could have used a lazy Susan flat barring on the stand, but it wouldn't have been so challenging and interesting to build. Also the lazy Susan flat barrings are hard to find in local hardware stores, i could only find them on-line. Thanks for your comment.

Great Idea! I remember a Sony TV set in the 80's that turned the Set towards the remote control. Precision was sketchy at best and - I imagine - Weight and power issues ditched the idea at the time. Today's lighter TV's are a different history. Keep it up!

Very cool project. Another interesting path to follow would be to have the rotation automated. If you mounted a webcam to the stand, then you could have it track your face or a brightly colored "tag" attached to your shirt. Then you could program the turntable to turn until the webcam was directly pointed at your face or the tag. That way, if you wanted to walk to the other side of the room for your coffee and you don't have any free hands to operate your phone, the screen would already be facing your direction.

Truly AMAZING work and i stand back in awe at this marvel youve upgraded !! totally superb work, rated it 5-stars everytime i visit and im collecting all thats required to make at least 4 of these now, one each for 3 monitors and one to show off my RC Buggy lol !!

Totally Blown Away with your work - You should enter this into a competition if it could fit into a current category from instructables !!!